{"id":1262140,"date":"2022-12-06T14:15:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T14:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/06\/ghana-earns-first-bronze-medal-in-an-international-winter-sport\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T14:15:07","slug":"ghana-earns-first-bronze-medal-in-an-international-winter-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/06\/ghana-earns-first-bronze-medal-in-an-international-winter-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana earns first bronze medal in an international winter sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"527\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-06-102129.png\"   alt=\"Akwasi Frimpong\" title=\"Akwasi Frimpong\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akwasi Frimpong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s first skeleton Olympian, Akwasi Frimpong, secured his first International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) top 3 finish \u2013 and earned Ghana\u2019s first bronze medal in an international winter sport competition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/olym-1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>He finished fourth a day earlier. Frimpong competed against athletes from Canada, USA,<br \/>Europe and Asia to earn his fourth straight top-six IBSF North American Cup podium finish this season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/oly3.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>He will now prepare for the IBSF World push Championships in Lake Placid, New York on December 9 &#038; 10, 2022, followed by races in Asia and Europe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Frimpong finished 9th and 12 in his IBSF races in Whistler, Canada \u2013 followed by a top 5 and 6 podium finish in Park City, Utah. Frimpong says \u201cthe best part was seeing the flag of my country Ghana being waved at a winter sport competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/oly4.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>He is grateful to his coaches and sponsors for helping him reach this milestone and is looking forward to continuing his journey of becoming a better skeleton slider, one slide at a time.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"7py7YDD0dBk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Akuffo Addo&#039;s reckless spending led to employment freeze - Badwam Mpensenpensemu (06-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7py7YDD0dBk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akwasi Frimpong Ghana\u2019s first skeleton Olympian, Akwasi Frimpong, secured his first International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) top 3 finish \u2013 and earned Ghana\u2019s first bronze medal in an international winter sport competition. He finished fourth a day earlier. 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